Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2020 23:22:43 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by de Randamie while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Ronda Rousey glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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de Randamie and Rousey move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie hovers above Rousey
Good punches to Rousey's body.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Ronda Rousey jabs at de Randamie
hitting her chest.
Nice punch by Ronda Rousey
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Nose
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Rousey use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ashburton Grove (London, England) is cheering her!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie tries to show some ground skills
Germaine de Randamie put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over de Randamie
Rousey shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rousey is locking that North South Choke...
de Randamie struggles to free herself
Rousey is locking that North South Choke...
de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Rousey's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Germaine de Randamie slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Germaine de Randamie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
Germaine de Randamie postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
de Randamie tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Germaine de Randamie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Germaine de Randamie throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Rousey has a small cut in her Left eye
Rousey steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Germaine de Randamie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to de Randamie's body! She's holding her side
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
Stand up! This is what de Randamie's cornermen are shouting. Ronda Rousey is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Ronda Rousey tries to pass to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey looks to posture up and open Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Germaine de Randamie has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Ronda Rousey.
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Round 2
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Germaine de Randamie throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Germaine de Randamie tries a high kick!
Rousey was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Germaine de Randamie has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Ronda Rousey is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! de Randamie is throwing a flurry of punches!
Ronda Rousey just can't get away!
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
de Randamie pushes off of Ronda Rousey and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Rousey stumbles backwards but Germaine de Randamie chases her and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Rousey catches an ankle and de Randamie is tripped to the mat!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Germaine de Randamie regains full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Ronda Rousey uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Germaine de Randamie seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Rousey's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Good looking punches from Germaine de Randamie on the ground
They could take their toll on Rousey.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie hovers above Rousey
Ronda Rousey stops her from throwing strikes.
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronda Rousey to fight back!
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
de Randamie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
Rousey holds Germaine de Randamie arms and counters her opponent punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Germaine de Randamie jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Germaine de Randamie runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
An overhand right from Germaine de Randamie that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rousey's stops that one with her face! How is Rousey standing?!
Germaine de Randamie's mind is definitely in the fight, Rousey just got nailed! Germaine de Randamie saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rousey is going to have a headache after this one.
The two exchange wildly
de Randamie is connecting with a few punches
Germaine de Randamie is opening up on Rousey and raining down combinations!
Rousey's corner looks worried!
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Rousey's chin
Germaine de Randamie throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Germaine de Randamie's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Germaine de Randamie regains full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for de Randamie, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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de Randamie looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by de Randamie.
Ronda Rousey's reflexes save her!
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
de Randamie is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Rousey tries to move to full mount
Rousey's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Germaine de Randamie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Germaine de Randamie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Ronda Rousey creates enough space to control Germaine de Randamie's leg.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie pushes Rousey's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by de Randamie who is in full mount! Rousey is in trouble now!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey breaths deeply while on the ground
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
Germaine de Randamie postures up and breaks the triangle.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
de Randamie tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
Ronda Rousey wraps her arms around de Randamie's arms and counters the punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Rousey steps forward
Germaine de Randamie catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's chin with an uppercut while Rousey lands some great crosses.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey paws at de Randamie.
de Randamie answers with solid punches!
Germaine de Randamie has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Rousey's ribs.
Rousey is holding Germaine de Randamie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Germaine de Randamie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Germaine de Randamie takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Germaine de Randamie can end the fight with her ground and pound.
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Germaine de Randamie.
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Round 4
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Ronda Rousey and de Randamie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rousey has a small cut in her Nose
de Randamie is holding Ronda Rousey's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Ronda Rousey loses balance and goes to the ground.
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as de Randamie can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Germaine de Randamie a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Rousey uses her forearms to block the impact!
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
Ronda Rousey wraps her arms around de Randamie's arms and counters the punches.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Germaine de Randamie chases Rousey and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rousey steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
Ronda Rousey moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Germaine de Randamie tries to take advantage...
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Ronda Rousey! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Ronda Rousey doesn't defend herself!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie isolates Ronda Rousey's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronda Rousey is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Germaine de Randamie a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rousey's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Rousey's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Ronda Rousey! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Ronda Rousey doesn't defend herself!
Rousey's Nose is beginning to swell
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Ronda Rousey. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Incredible haymaker from Germaine de Randamie!
You can see Ronda Rousey's head being snapped backwards!
Rousey's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie's mind is definitely in the fight, Rousey just got nailed! Germaine de Randamie saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rousey is going to have a headache after this one.
Rousey's Chin is beginning to swell
Germaine de Randamie goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Rousey seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie tries a high kick!
Rousey was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for de Randamie.
The cutman is working on Rousey's face.
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Round 5
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de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Ronda Rousey moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Rousey is holding Germaine de Randamie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Germaine de Randamie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Ronda Rousey isolates Germaine de Randamie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Germaine de Randamie is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Germaine de Randamie takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
de Randamie rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Germaine de Randamie is on her feet again.
de Randamie is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie creates space and allows Ronda Rousey to stand up.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
de Randamie dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rousey from the ground!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
de Randamie goes down.
Crushing shot to de Randamie's body! She's holding her side
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Germaine de Randamie to fight back!
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Right eye
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie suddenly holds Ronda Rousey's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Germaine de Randamie appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey Hyper-extended her left arm
de Randamie is locking that Armbar...
Rousey can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
Rousey's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie suddenly holds Ronda Rousey's arm and tries an armbar!
Rousey Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Rousey can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as de Randamie can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey has given her back to Germaine de Randamie who is trying to get one hook in!
Germaine de Randamie has one hook in!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rousey.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Rousey!
Rousey adopts the turtle defense and de Randamie is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for de Randamie, who walks calmly to her corner.
Winner is Germaine de Randamie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 43/56 (77%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 60/91 (66%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 997 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 15/26 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1007 s
Ronda kinda sorta dominated the first round. Then didn’t thereafter.
Ronda Rousey glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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de Randamie and Rousey move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie hovers above Rousey
Good punches to Rousey's body.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Ronda Rousey jabs at de Randamie
hitting her chest.
Nice punch by Ronda Rousey
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Nose
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Rousey use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ashburton Grove (London, England) is cheering her!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie tries to show some ground skills
Germaine de Randamie put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over de Randamie
Rousey shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rousey is locking that North South Choke...
de Randamie struggles to free herself
Rousey is locking that North South Choke...
de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Rousey's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Germaine de Randamie slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Germaine de Randamie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
Germaine de Randamie postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
de Randamie tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Germaine de Randamie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Germaine de Randamie throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Rousey has a small cut in her Left eye
Rousey steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Germaine de Randamie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to de Randamie's body! She's holding her side
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
Stand up! This is what de Randamie's cornermen are shouting. Ronda Rousey is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Ronda Rousey tries to pass to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey looks to posture up and open Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Germaine de Randamie has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Ronda Rousey.
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Round 2
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Germaine de Randamie throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Germaine de Randamie tries a high kick!
Rousey was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Germaine de Randamie has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Ronda Rousey is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! de Randamie is throwing a flurry of punches!
Ronda Rousey just can't get away!
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
de Randamie pushes off of Ronda Rousey and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Rousey stumbles backwards but Germaine de Randamie chases her and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Rousey catches an ankle and de Randamie is tripped to the mat!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Germaine de Randamie regains full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Ronda Rousey uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Germaine de Randamie seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Rousey's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Good looking punches from Germaine de Randamie on the ground
They could take their toll on Rousey.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie hovers above Rousey
Ronda Rousey stops her from throwing strikes.
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronda Rousey to fight back!
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
de Randamie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
Rousey holds Germaine de Randamie arms and counters her opponent punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Germaine de Randamie jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Germaine de Randamie runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
An overhand right from Germaine de Randamie that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rousey's stops that one with her face! How is Rousey standing?!
Germaine de Randamie's mind is definitely in the fight, Rousey just got nailed! Germaine de Randamie saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rousey is going to have a headache after this one.
The two exchange wildly
de Randamie is connecting with a few punches
Germaine de Randamie is opening up on Rousey and raining down combinations!
Rousey's corner looks worried!
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Rousey's chin
Germaine de Randamie throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in her tracks!
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Germaine de Randamie's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Germaine de Randamie's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Germaine de Randamie regains full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for de Randamie, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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de Randamie looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by de Randamie.
Ronda Rousey's reflexes save her!
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
de Randamie is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Rousey tries to move to full mount
Rousey's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Germaine de Randamie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Germaine de Randamie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Ronda Rousey creates enough space to control Germaine de Randamie's leg.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Germaine de Randamie pushes Rousey's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by de Randamie who is in full mount! Rousey is in trouble now!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey breaths deeply while on the ground
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
Germaine de Randamie postures up and breaks the triangle.
Rousey misses a step and Germaine de Randamie sees an opportunity to counter her!
de Randamie tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
Ronda Rousey wraps her arms around de Randamie's arms and counters the punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Rousey steps forward
Germaine de Randamie catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's chin with an uppercut while Rousey lands some great crosses.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey paws at de Randamie.
de Randamie answers with solid punches!
Germaine de Randamie has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Rousey's ribs.
Rousey is holding Germaine de Randamie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Germaine de Randamie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Germaine de Randamie takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Germaine de Randamie can end the fight with her ground and pound.
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Germaine de Randamie.
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Round 4
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Ronda Rousey and de Randamie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rousey has a small cut in her Nose
de Randamie is holding Ronda Rousey's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Ronda Rousey loses balance and goes to the ground.
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as de Randamie can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Germaine de Randamie a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Rousey uses her forearms to block the impact!
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
Ronda Rousey wraps her arms around de Randamie's arms and counters the punches.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Germaine de Randamie chases Rousey and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rousey steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
Ronda Rousey moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Germaine de Randamie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Germaine de Randamie tries to take advantage...
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Ronda Rousey! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Ronda Rousey doesn't defend herself!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Germaine de Randamie isolates Ronda Rousey's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronda Rousey is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Germaine de Randamie a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rousey's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Rousey's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Germaine de Randamie controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
de Randamie gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Ronda Rousey! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Ronda Rousey doesn't defend herself!
Rousey's Nose is beginning to swell
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of de Randamie's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Ronda Rousey. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Incredible haymaker from Germaine de Randamie!
You can see Ronda Rousey's head being snapped backwards!
Rousey's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie's mind is definitely in the fight, Rousey just got nailed! Germaine de Randamie saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rousey is going to have a headache after this one.
Rousey's Chin is beginning to swell
Germaine de Randamie goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Rousey seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie tries a high kick!
Rousey was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for de Randamie.
The cutman is working on Rousey's face.
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Round 5
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de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Ronda Rousey moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Rousey is holding Germaine de Randamie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Germaine de Randamie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Ronda Rousey isolates Germaine de Randamie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Germaine de Randamie is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Germaine de Randamie takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
de Randamie rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Germaine de Randamie is on her feet again.
de Randamie is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie creates space and allows Ronda Rousey to stand up.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
de Randamie dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rousey from the ground!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
de Randamie goes down.
Crushing shot to de Randamie's body! She's holding her side
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over de Randamie
de Randamie tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Germaine de Randamie to fight back!
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Right eye
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie suddenly holds Ronda Rousey's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Germaine de Randamie appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey Hyper-extended her left arm
de Randamie is locking that Armbar...
Rousey can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
Rousey's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie suddenly holds Ronda Rousey's arm and tries an armbar!
Rousey Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Rousey can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Germaine de Randamie!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over de Randamie
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
de Randamie leans and gets Ronda Rousey's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Rousey is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
de Randamie is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as de Randamie can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey has given her back to Germaine de Randamie who is trying to get one hook in!
Germaine de Randamie has one hook in!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rousey.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Rousey!
Rousey adopts the turtle defense and de Randamie is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
de Randamie positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey has a small cut in her Right cheek
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for de Randamie, who walks calmly to her corner.
Winner is Germaine de Randamie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 43/56 (77%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 60/91 (66%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 997 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 15/26 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1007 s
Ronda kinda sorta dominated the first round. Then didn’t thereafter.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!